People living in rural and small town America have much at stake in the 2020 census. But census participation tends to be lower in rural areas.
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How much homework kids should do is a subject of great debate.
Today, companies often take stances on social issues. A professor of brand responsibility compares ally brands with advocates.
Americans have never felt warmer toward immigrants, nor have they ever been more supportive of immigration.
The US-China trade war shows no signs of slowing down. Here’s what readers need to know.
Hajj pilgrims looking online for advice about their upcoming pilgrimage to Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, may not find TripAdvisor so useful.
The Earned Income Tax Credit was established in 1975 to reduce payroll taxes and help with rising prices for low-income families. Today, it could help poor families with housing.
In 26 attempts, no African American has ever defeated an incumbent U.S. senator or governor.
The Fed’s decision to cut interest rates for the first time since 2008 could lead to economic policies that are even more reckless.
Have a cat who just loves to scratch? Declawing is a major surgery that comes with serious long-term side effects – and it might not solve the problem anyway.
As the rate of obesity in the US rises, transplant centers are debating whether to accept organ donations from the obese. A new study suggests that oversized hearts are safe to use.
Disney says the Marvel movie just beat ‘Avatar’ as the top-grossing movie of all time. Inflation tells a different story, as an economist explains.
A fifth of the world’s oil travels through the narrow waterway.
The Vietnam War ended in 1975. But it’s still harming the health of Vietnamese people born after the conflict ended.
It’s why Marvel’s effort to break the worldwide box office record is doomed, as an economist explains.
Approaching gender parity on the boards of big nonprofits might help narrow the pay gap among the sector’s highest-paid leaders.
Between 2000 and 2015, the population of U.S. citizen minors living in Mexico more than doubled. Who are the kids living on the other side of the border?
The 1929 immigration measure has become a focal point due to Trump’s crackdown on undocumented people, including families.
President Trump has discussed firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell over the central bank’s interest rate policies. Research shows this kind of political meddling is usually bad for the economy.
Although far fewer Americans took the charitable deduction on their tax returns, giving stayed fairly steady, according to the annual Giving USA report.
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